BEYOND CONSTRAINING AND ENABLING: TOWARD NEW MICROFOUNDATIONS FOR INSTITUTIONAL THEORY

被引:153
作者
Cardinale, Ivano [1 ]
机构
[1] Goldsmiths Univ London, Inst Management Studies, London, England
关键词
ORGANIZATIONAL ROUTINES; TECHNOLOGICAL OBJECTS; COMPLEXITY; IDENTITY; LOGICS; ENTREPRENEURSHIP; TRANSFORMATION; INDIVIDUALS; DYNAMICS; CREATION;
D O I
10.5465/amr.2015.0020
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
In this article I argue that the quest to establish microfoundations for institutional theory is hindered by two assumptions on which it currently rests: that structure simply constrains and enables action and that agency is mostly associated with reflexivity. I unpack these two assumptions and propose alternative microfoundations on which (1) structure not only constrains and enables action but also actively orients it toward some possibilities over others, and (2) the pre-reflective dimension of agency is explicitly theorized. It thus becomes possible to bridge long-standing divides within institutional theory, opening up avenues for further developing its microfoundations.
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